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In a month, my wife and I will be going to Ft Jackson, SC to see our son graduate Army Basic Combat Training.
We'll be spending a few days in the area, as we've never been to that part of the country.
We're open to any suggestions of places to see, and restaurants to eat.
What say you?
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i built some time at ft jackson on tank hill, way back in the day. just getting on the weekend bus and visiting the capital was good.
downtown columbia is a really nice place, or it was then.
enjoy the sands in the area, there's no shortage.
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Thanks Gus,
What do you mean by "sands"?
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"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
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I was there in 1974 one of my fellow trainees was talking to a woman in a bar in Columbia and her husband shot him in the penis.
I resisted the urge to go into town
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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Thanks Gus,
What do you mean by "sands"?
it's a sandy area. the sandhills come to mind. tank hill was where i was stationed. lot's of long-leaf pine. Columbia SC. jul-oct '70
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i built some time at ft jackson on tank hill, way back in the day. just getting on the weekend bus and visiting the capital was good.
downtown columbia is a really nice place, or it was then.
enjoy the sands in the area, there's no shortage. Things to see around Fort Jackson......pine trees and sand....at least this time of year, the cover is still on the hole to h e l l that lets the heat out in July and August.
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It is in S. Carolina, bring a good book.
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One of the nicest zoos you've probably never heard of.. the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens. riverbanks.org. The Vista has some of the nicer eating areas. Simple town for simple pleasures. Also they have a minor league baseball team named the Fireflies. Tim Tebow played for them last year.
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Let me know what kind of food you like and I'll tell you where my favorites are. My favorite eatery in town is a German restaurant called Julia's Stammtisch. I eat there at least once every couple weeks. Cash only though. My fav seafood in town is probably the Blue Marlin. Lots of good BBQ.
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Thanks for the suggestions so far!
We'll be spending 2 days in Columbia. Good BBQ gets me hot and bothered!
Looks like we'll run over to Charleston area for two more days to take in the sights.
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Lot of good looking southern bells there.
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